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murrites

Pronunciation: [mʊrˈriː.teːs]

“murrites” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a kind of myrrh-colored precious stone

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυρρῑ́της (murrhī́tēs), from μύρρᾱ (múrrhā, “myrrh”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). By surface analysis, murra + -ītēs.

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